Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus) Missile Cavalry

Median Horse Archers

These horsemen are less well known than their later sassanid and contemporary scythian and parthian equivalents, but are nonetheless good at their trade.

Unit Name Median Horse Archers

Main Unit Key Med_Horse_Archers

Land Unit Key Med_Horse_Archers

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 540

Recruitment Cost 540

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Weapon rome_composite_bow_horse

├ Projectile arrow_composite_horse

├ Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Ap Damage 6

└ Base Reload Time 12

Accuracy 5

Range 125

Reload 18

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 30

Melee Attack 10

Weapon Damage 23

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 3

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 20

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 27

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 95

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 50

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_sword_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light_missile

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Cavalry Stables (east_military_stables_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Arabaya Stables (east_military_stables_light_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Media Atropatene
Imperator Augustus	Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus)